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September 23, 1956

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Cubs 0 1 3
Braves 3 5 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 0 1 3
Braves 7 6 0

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .259
OBP 1.000 .292
At Bats 3 459
Hits 3 119
• Singles 3 80
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 14
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 45

Vito Valentinetti Season Stats

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5 4 1
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County Stadium - September 23, 1956
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Home Run
Vito Valentinetti
Hobie Landrith
Frank Kellert
Gene Baker
Don Hoak
Ernie Banks
Jim King
Solly Drake
Walt Moryn
Bill Bruton
Johnny Logan
Del Rice
Andy Pafko
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Buhl bunts towards first. Kellert scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rice is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Pafko moves to third.
Bottom 6 Dittmer bunts towards first. Kellert scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vito Valentinetti now pitching. Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Bob Rush. Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Logan tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan moves to third.
Bottom 5 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kellert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 King takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Top 5 Moryn strikes out.
Top 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Buhl is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rice is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out. Adcock moves to third. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Banks. Mathews scores. Adcock moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kellert. Bruton scores. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rush strikes out.
Top 3 Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kellert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Bruton. The throw from Landrith and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.